Last night a group of friend and I went to the Courtyard tent. It was my first night out of the house in Ramadan, and it was exactly like I had hoped it would be. We arrived to find the courtyard had been transformed into quite a nice place. The white tent over our heads, with the beautiful chandeliers, the fountain, the pillows and couches that were all in colours of red, purple and maroon. The gifts of masabeh, and friends of mine who had not bought jackets getting the traditional 3abay, it all felt very orientalist yet very Arab at the same time.
I loved it, we played cards, while listening to Oum Kalthoum and Abdel Halim. It really made me feel like those old Egyptian movies, where you see them sitting around chatting, drinking tea and just chilling. We tried the different Ramadan sweets and drinks-my favourite being Jalab-love Rose water. It was fun experimenting, since most of us didn't know the different sweets and drinks, so people would order and others would taste...we talked about everything and anything.
The perfect night out!
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